Hospitals Rationing Drugs Behind Closed Doors

Hospitals Rationing Drugs Behind Closed Doors

The United States is facing a shortage of prescription drugs, ranging from antibiotics to cancer treatments. These shortages are putting the medical profession in the frequent position of deciding who will get the drugs that are in short supply and, more importantly, who will not.

Physicians and hospitals always have had to make rationing decisions in times of shortage but these decisions usually are made behind the scenes.